2) ** Setup Database using phpmyadmin (go to: http://localhost , there will be a linkon the left to go to phpmyadmin)

3) ** Edit apache/conf/httpd.conf change line:

#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

To

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

(Just remove the # )

4) ** Edit apache/bin/php.ini and php/php.ini(same changes on both files - note, as of XAMPP 1.7.1, you will only have to change php/php.ini) change lines (the first change is not necessary on xampp):

; Extension=php_mcrypt.dll

To

Extension=php_mcrypt.dll

And changes lines:

; Extension=php_curl.dll

To

Extension=php_curl.dll

(Just remove the ; )

4a) ** On WAMP you must also change the following line in apache2/bin/php.ini and php/php.ini changes lines:

; extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

To

Extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

(just remove the ; )

In addition to **php_pdo_mysql.dll**, you may also need to make sure you areloading: extension=php_pdo.dll

5)** There is a bug in Windows’ php_pdo_mysql implementation.It is possibly related to this bug documented here: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39759 and here: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39858 . Workarounds could be:

* Wampp has a version of libmysql.dll that works fine. Download here[[http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html]] If you prefer Xampp overWampp,simply copy the good libmysql.dll from your wampp installation into yourxamppapachebin directory.

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